Policy and Organizational Termination

Adam, Christian; Bauer, Michael W. (26. February 2018): Policy and Organizational Termination. In: Thompson, William R. (ed.) : Oxford Research Encyclopedia of Politics. Oxford Research Encyclopedias, Oxford: Oxford University Press

Abstract

In the perspective of a rational policy cycle, termination is the logical end of unsuccessful policy choices. As the deliberate conclusion or cessation of specific government functions, programs, policies, or organizations the termination concept consists of the ending of public policies, as well as public institutions. Its potential as a tool of enlightenment as well as its pitfalls in a world dominated by politics are presented by analyzing five decades of scholarly efforts in the area of policy and organizational termination.

• Item Type: Encyclopedia article
• Keywords: Policy termination; organizational termination; policy abandonment; retrenchment; policy dismantling; cutback management
• Faculties: Social Sciences > Geschwister-Scholl-Institute for Political Science
• Subjects: 300 Social sciences > 320 Political science
• Place of Publication: Oxford
• Language: English